πΆβ¨ How can nineteen tiny piano miniatures blossom into one of the most expansive, collaborative, and award-winning projects of our time? Welcome to Season 6 Episode 3: The World of MICROVIDS β Composer & Advocate for Women in Music, Stefania de Kenessey. In this episode of The Piano Pod, I sit down with Stefania de Kenessey, a composer whose works have been heard at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, La MaMa, and around the world. Her latest project, Microvids , began as nineteen piano miniatures written during the pandemic β and has since grown into a global tapestry of music, poetry, improvisation, orchestral performance, and film. In our conversation, Stefania opens up about: β
The surprising origins of MICROVIDS and how βtiny nothingsβ became her richest work β
Collaborations with pianist Donna Weng Friedman, violinist Curtis Stewart, narrator Krystal Joy Brown, and the New Jersey Youth Symphony under Helen Cha-Pyo β
Award-winning films inspired by MICROVIDS, including Silent Cry β
How MICROVIDS can connect with youth orchestras and piano students around the world β
Her advocacy for women in music, her Hungarian roots, and her expansive multi-genre style β from opera to dance to provocative video works like Menstrual Rosary π Stay tuned until the end for rapid-fire fun, candid reflections, and exclusive performance excerpts from MICROVIDS, Unorthodox, and Menstrual Rosary. https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6751/ π Stefania's Website π¬ Watch Silent Cry (award-winning short film) π¬ Watch Menstrual Rosary (winner of 33 film awards) [The Piano Pod] π Subscribe TPP on Substack to unlock exclusive content π΅ Listen to our Sounds of Inspiration β Piano Works from Season 6 playlist π« Subscribe to our newsletter π¨ Latest News: https://linktr.ee/thepianopod π Website: https://thepianopod.com